Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus

in such a kind, pleasant voice that the strange boy looked around as though sh

mething to eat," went on t

mean me?" asked

you s'pose she meant?

used to being invited into places that

se I mean it!" sa

aren't you?" ask

g since breakfast, and then it was only

Why didn't you go up to the first ho

hought maybe they'd set the dog

come around the path. The strange boy lo

said Bunny quickly. "

ed his cold, wet nose on the boy's legs

e in our show; Splash is. He's going to be half

a circus around here?" and he seemed much surp

up. But we musn't keep you standing here talking when you're half starved. Get him something to eat, Moth

regular tramp; doesn't

ed grandpa. "But there is som

nge boy to follow her, and soon she had set out in front of him some bread

l you want," said Gr

the strange boy. He had a pleasant face, though, just now, it looked pale,

not know just what to do. In his hand he held a ra

omething?" aske

hang my hat. And then I'd like

andma Brown liked clean and neat boys and girls who hung up their hats an

you can wash at the sink to-night. Now you two tots had better go to bed!" grandpa went on,

ay and see him ea

d, and Mrs. B

" she said. "You come along with me, and, when this yo

ood. But after I eat this nice meal

ay here all night. We can put you up. I think it's g

" the boy said, "But I don't

with Mother Brown, Bunny and Sue, leaving Grandma Brown to wait on the strang

n. "But there is something queer about him. He seem

and neat," sa

for that. Well, we'll soon fi

k much about himself, when Grandpa Brow

; haven't you?" Gr

sir, I did

m ho

at I can remember. I didn't run

a fa

didn't wor

was i

id, looking around him as though he

a Brown. "You haven't be

dn't, and they beat me and didn't give me enough to eat. So I just ran away. They may come after me-that's why I don't want

e, as though to go out into

o beat you. I'll look into this. You can stay here to-night. You can sleep in the room

and they half starved me and made me work very hard. I just ha

said. "I can't imagine what sort of wo

didn't have to b

ugh to work on

! Feel my muscle!" and the boy bent up h

l be all right. Anyhow you'll be better off for a good nig

ent up stairs with Bunker Blue to go to bed. Bunny

ny heard his father ask of Grandpa Brown, jus

like to know where he was working before he came here. But I'll ask him ag